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Re: Y-DNA Test
« Reply #27 on: Friday 27 December 24 11:52 GMT (UK) »
You may also find researching DNA helpful there are books that can help.

Blaine T Bettinger has one which is easyish to follow.

For the Tech Ref on the use of DNA then Graham S Holtan is the de facto standard.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=863488.0

Do read the whole of the above thread, it to may help.

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Re: Y-DNA Test
« Reply #28 on: Friday 27 December 24 20:57 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for all the information, will go through it over the next few days.
I have a wider tree on Genes Reunited, with siblings for generations back to 3x great grandparents. I will put this into my ancestry tree sometime soon

Thank you again, Tom
Gower, Barker, Mayhew, Blomfield - (Norfolk/Suffolk)
Cook, Carter, Smith, Musk, Moss, Staples, Sparkes, Lister, Woollard, Scrivener, Marsh, Arnold, Hazelwood- (Cambs/Suffolk)
Grimwood, Shinn, Fitches, Sustins, Harvey, Sangster, Capps, Blake, Kimmance, Rans, Watts, George, Denny- (Suffolk)
Fishburne, Bartram, Rix, Balls, Porter, Leach- (Norfolk) Slater, Forster (Co. Durham/Nbland)
Taylor, Element, Barnett- (Worcs) Colley, Dobson, Thornton, Priestman, Harper, Spence, Plewes, Mowthorpe (Yorks)

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« Reply #29 on: Sunday 23 March 25 00:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi. I got my DNA test results on Thursday. Mostly it was what I expected, about 70% England, 12% Germanic Europe. I did get 4% Cornwall, which was interesting as i don't have any ancestors from the West Country.
I suppose it's a time of waiting to see if can find my 3x Great grandfather. I have a few matches with people from Norfolk-Suffolk border with names i haven't got in my tree, so there might be a chance that i will find him through them.

Tom
Gower, Barker, Mayhew, Blomfield - (Norfolk/Suffolk)
Cook, Carter, Smith, Musk, Moss, Staples, Sparkes, Lister, Woollard, Scrivener, Marsh, Arnold, Hazelwood- (Cambs/Suffolk)
Grimwood, Shinn, Fitches, Sustins, Harvey, Sangster, Capps, Blake, Kimmance, Rans, Watts, George, Denny- (Suffolk)
Fishburne, Bartram, Rix, Balls, Porter, Leach- (Norfolk) Slater, Forster (Co. Durham/Nbland)
Taylor, Element, Barnett- (Worcs) Colley, Dobson, Thornton, Priestman, Harper, Spence, Plewes, Mowthorpe (Yorks)

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« Reply #30 on: Sunday 23 March 25 00:25 GMT (UK) »
Look at the matches that you share the highest cms with. Don’t worry about the ethnicity percentages - they’re only a rough guide, and it’ll send you mad looking for that 4%.

Although surnames in common are big clues, don’t discount unfamiliar surnames. Connections could come down through the female line with surnames changed upon marriage. I’d estimate that this is the case for the majority of my higher matches.

Good luck.

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« Reply #31 on: Sunday 23 March 25 08:12 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: tdgower2 on Sunday 23 March 25 00:11 GMT (UK)
Hi. I got my DNA test results on Thursday. Mostly it was what I expected, about 70% England, 12% Germanic Europe. I did get 4% Cornwall, which was interesting as i don't have any ancestors from the West Country.
I suppose it's a time of waiting to see if can find my 3x Great grandfather. I have a few matches with people from Norfolk-Suffolk border with names i haven't got in my tree, so there might be a chance that i will find him through them.

Tom

Was your test an atDNA?

This thread is about yDNA which is the male to male test and Admixture results are usually not reported, Haplogroup is, and the level of reporting is based on the choice of yDNA test that was made.

In your case if t was an atDNA test that you took i.e. Ancestry, My Heritage, 23&Me then take the Admixture results with a bag of salt.

If you are aa bit lost in the minefield that is DNA do buy the book that I wrote about in my previous comment, it will help.
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